German survives five days in Austrian slit

gosau - Drama in Austria: A 45-year-old mountaineer has stuck in a gap for five days. This morning, the man from Duisburg was rescued from his horrible situation.

The mountaineer's father last received a text on November 3, Bild reports. In that, his son told him that he was planning a walk for the next day.

When the father still received no news two days after the scheduled departure, his son was declared missing.

Research from the German officials revealed that the climber's rental car was parked near Gosau. Then they informed their colleagues in Austria. A local patrol saw the snowy car in a parking lot near Vorderen Gosause, which allowed the man to be found.